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Drag act 'stamps, stabs, punches and drinks blood from a Madeleine McCann doll’ while telling audience he 'knows what really happened to her'

Steven Irvine sparked outrage with show featuring Madeleine McCann doll
He reportedly stamped, stabbed, punched and drank blood from it on stage
Incredibly, show was cheered by some punters at Cheerz bar in Aberdeen
But others spoke of their disgust with one mother calling the show 'nasty'

Published: 09:51 GMT, 8 June 2016 | Updated: 10:27 GMT, 8 June 2016

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A drag act has sparked outrage after reportedly stamping on, stabbing, punching and drinking blood from a Madeleine McCann doll while telling the audience he 'knows what really happened to her'.

Incredibly, the show by Steven Irvine, performing as his gothic alter-ego Pro Vanity, was cheered by some punters at Cheerz bar in Aberdeen, but others spoke of their disgust.

One mother called it 'nasty' and said that when she complained a staff member got angry because he 'couldn’t see her problem'.

Outrage: Drag act Steven Irvine has sparked outrage after reportedly stamping, stabbing, punching and drinking blood from a Madeleine McCann doll while telling the audience he 'knows what really happened to her'

Another witness, who asked not to be named, said: 'She kicked and punched it and stabbed it with a knife.

'For the finale it was dumped on the ground, covered in fake blood and stamped on.

'People got caught up in it for a start but the mood in the place started to change.'

Posting about his act on social media before the event, Irvine, 22, bragged: Fake blood is my thing.'

He added: 'Did anyone ever find that missing child years ago? Come find out, be there.'

Irvine then took to the stage at a gay bar clutching a doll wrapped in a black shawl miming to the song Freddy's Coming For You from the film Nightmare On Elm Street.

He then began to stab the Madeleine doll with a knife.

Shockingly, some customers cheered throughout the performance which promised to reveal 'what really happened to Maddie'.

Incredibly, the show by Steven Irvine, aka Pro Vanity, was cheered by some punters at Cheerz bar in Aberdeen, but others spoke of their disgust

One mother called the show 'nasty' and said that when she complained a staff member got angry because he 'couldn’t see her problem'. The show by Steven Irvine (left) featured a doll of missing Madeleine McCann (right)

A spokesman for Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry - who should have celebrated their daughter's 13th birthday last month - slammed the performance.

Clarence Mitchell said: 'The offensiveness of this act speaks for itself.'

But Irvine, who also works as a waiter in Aberdeen, said: 'It's a drag show. It's supposed to cause offence.

'I've heard one negative comment but so much praise. I entertained on the night.'

Asked directly about the feelings of the McCanns, he said: 'I feel for the family.'

He added of the performance: 'It was supposed to be extreme and edgy.'

Madeleine was just three when she disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.